I would have to say that my mother's entrepreneurial perspective, and that of her father's, are very evident in my own outlook.
Lewis SchiffIn the summer between my freshman and sophomore year, my grandfather got me a job at a local messenger company working on Wall Street. I was lucky enough to have been in the business during a stock market boom but just before the fax machine appeared on the scene, let alone email and the Internet. As a result, the messenger business was booming.
Lewis SchiffI've got better things to do than to find my individuality in that particular area. But if it's important to me, I've got to seek my own path.
Lewis SchiffI did in fact take a couple of classes at my local college here in NYC. But I did it unwillingly and without enthusiasm. That is until a protest broke out in the streets around campus against rising tuition costs.
Lewis Schiff